Green Deacon

Serve in a Martini glass...
½	fl oz	La Fée Parisienne Absinthe Superieure
1½	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
¾	fl oz	Sipsmith Sloe Gin
1	fl oz	Freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice

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How to make:

MIST glass with spray or rinse of absinthe. Separately SHAKE all other ingredients with ice and STRAIN into absinthe-coated glass.

Garnish:

Grapefruit zest twist (discarded)

Comment:

Actually red and not green, this is a most unusual combination of absinthe, gin, sloe gin and grapefruit.

About:

Created in 2009 by Jim Meehan at PDT, New York City, USA.

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